Maryland Historical Society and Chesapeake Life Announce Partnership

The Maryland Historical Society (MHS) and Chesapeake Life magazine announce an exclusive new partnership designed to benefit both the MHS and Chesapeake Life in the coming year.

Beginning with the September/October issue, all 5,000 MHS members will receive a subscription to Chesapeake Life, a bi-monthly, upscale, lifestyle magazine published by Lund Media Ventures in Millersville, MD. "This is truly a win-win opportunity," says Chesapeake Life publisher, Eric Lund. "Our readers are concentrated primarily in Anne Arundel County and the Eastern Shore regions," he explains. "The MHS membership is state-wide, with a concentration of members in the Baltimore City and County areas. This is a wonderful opportunity for the magazine to expand and reach a broader audience."

Says Carrie Kiewitt, membership manger at the MHS, "This is a great opportunity for the Maryland Historical Society as well. The subscription is an attractive membership benefit. As part of the partnership, Chesapeake Life is providing promotional space in every issue of the magazine for the MHS. This will enable the MHS to reach new audiences with news of events, exhibitions, special programs, and more. It should really help us get the word out about all the MHS has to offer." While MHS membership has already increased almost 20% in the past year, the MHS is pursuing ways to attract new members from across Maryland. "As the state's repository of history, we truly serve a statewide audience," she notes. "Our partnership with Chesapeake Life is a way to further attract new members from across Maryland."

According to Lund, another attractive aspect of the partnership is the fact that Chesapeake Life will provide media sponsorship for a number of MHS events in the coming year. "We want to have our magazine's name attached to some of the premiere cultural events in the region," says Lund. "The Maryland Historical Society Antiques Show, their upcoming exhibition on the history of Maryland photography (Maryland in Focus: A Photographic History, 1839-2000), and their Hunt Cup celebration, are all great events with which we are pleased to be associated."


Covering history and culture in the region as well as stories on current events, home, literature, gardening, boating, and more, Chesapeake Life is the area's oldest lifestyle magazine and covers a region from Wilmington, DE to Virginia Beach, including Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Chesapeake Life is a publication of Lund Media Ventures, which also publishes Central Pennsylvania Life and Lehigh Valley Style magazines. Visit the Chesapeake Life magazine website at http://www.chesapeakelifemag.com/cl/HTML.

The Maryland Historical Society, founded in 1844, is the state's oldest cultural institution. Including a museum, a library, a press, and extensive educational programs, the MHS collects, preserves, and interprets objects and materials reflecting Maryland's diverse heritage. The MHS houses the largest collection of objects and artifacts in the state of Maryland and is located at 201 W. Monument Street in Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon Cultural District.

The museum is open Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the first Thursday of every month from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday - with free admission - from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is $4 for the general public; $3 for seniors, students (with valid ID) and children 13 to 17; free for members and children 12 and under; free for the general public on Sundays. There is also a special family rate of $12 for two adults and up to three children, 17 years and younger. Visit the MHS website at www.mdhs.org.

Posted: 6-13-2000